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Rosae Mundi Profumum Roma 2012

7.4 / 10 82 Ratings

A perfume by Profumum Roma for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is floral-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Woody

Earthy

Sweet

Fragrance Notes

Rose

Vetiver

Cedarwood

Patchouli

Ratings

Scent

7.482 Ratings

Longevity

7.864 Ratings

Sillage

7.263 Ratings

Bottle

7.473 Ratings

Value for money

7.126 Ratings

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/22/2025

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Chrysoptera
105 Reviews

Chrysoptera

3

Gothic rose

There is something romantic but a little somber about Rosae Mundi. She opens with a gorgeous dark wistful rose whose sweetness is tempered by camphorous woody patchouli. The rose is at turns a little soapy, but mostly it's deep and jammy and a little like sweet red wine. Intoxicating. The patchouli is both earthy and airy menthol, and aromatic cedar and gentle vetiver linger in the background. Such a lovely combination. I love this on my skin, but I think Rosae Mundi could be worn by a man as well. This is my first encounter with Profumum Roma and I can't wait to try more from this house.

01/06/2024

7.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Myrtillajus
538 Reviews

Myrtillajus

3

A vintage rose

Rosamund, the blonde and beautiful woman, was the one who won the heart of Henry II.
There are many legends that hover around her figure.
She will be the protagonist of poems, ballads and stories about her figure.
One of these says that Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen and wife of Henry, having learned that the two were lovers, forced Rosamund to drink poison.
Henry, heartbroken by the death of his beloved, planted magnificent roses, called Rosae Mundi, on her tomb.
This is a fragrance from other times, a rose that I would define as "tormented": clean, slightly pungent and dusty, but at times also dark and seductive.
The patchouli is not incisive, it accompanies it gently, and reminds of those wonderful perfumes that many women used to wear in the 60s and 70s.
And we know, when vintage is beautiful, it is always beautiful, regardless of the era.
Very classy, I really liked it.
“Fair Rosamund” painted by Waterhouse.

01/01/2013

7Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Chris185
72 Reviews

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The Roses of the World...

…that’s how I would translate the title of the latest Profumum Roma creation with my moderate knowledge of Latin - a brief further research, however, revealed that Rosa Mundi is a well-known rose variety with vividly colored, pink-white striped blooms. Since the fragrance does not seem to be available in Germany yet, Rosae Mundi arrived at my doorstep as part of a sample order from Luckyscent. And since Profumum has already transformed other fragrance notes like patchouli, amber, or incense into monothematic but grandiose works, my interest in this rose interpretation was correspondingly high; especially since the listed ingredients suggest an unusual, rather masculine rose.

The scent opens with an opulent, fruity rose, accompanied by a slightly alcoholic wine note - a combination that immediately reminded me of “Une Rose” by Frédéric Malle. While that fragrance does show earthy, slightly animalistic nuances over time, it remains a rose soliflore - the Profumum rose, on the other hand, quickly introduces another player to the mix. And no, this time it’s not the tried-and-true patchouli, but a distinctly woody component that I attribute to cedarwood based on the published notes. I know cedarwood as a relatively cool, slightly medicinal scent - in Rosae Mundi, it enriches the rose with a rough, spicy-herbaceous aroma. Yes, this definitely has unisex potential and requires far less courage from male rose lovers than other rose fragrances. Additionally, the rose gradually loses more and more of its initial splendor; the scent becomes increasingly woody, even a bit harsh and angular - likely due to the also growing influence of vetiver.

Profumum Roma is often associated with sugary gourmands like Vanitas or Confetto; Rosae Mundi is another example that the brand has more to offer. The rose-wood theme has surprisingly been well executed without oud. Personally, the rose remains a bit too pale for me after its explosive start; I would have preferred the opposite - more rose and less wood. So rosy, as the title suggests, Rosae Mundi is not at all - and certainly not as lush, magnificent, and feminine as the blooms that Google spits out as images of “Rosa Mundi” would lead one to believe.